biergen
Luxembourgish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle High German bergen, from Old High German bergan, from Proto-Germanic *berganą. Cognate with German bergen, Dutch bergen, Icelandic bjarga.
Verb edit
biergen (third-person singular present biergt, past participle gebiergt, auxiliary verb hunn)
- (transitive) to save, to rescue
Conjugation edit
Regular | ||
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infinitive | biergen | |
participle | gebiergt | |
auxiliary | hunn | |
present indicative |
imperative | |
1st singular | biergen | — |
2nd singular | biergs | bierg |
3rd singular | biergt | — |
1st plural | biergen | — |
2nd plural | biergt | biergt |
3rd plural | biergen | — |
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel. |
Etymology 2 edit
From Middle High German bürgen, from Old High German burgōn. Cognate with German bürgen.
Verb edit
biergen (third-person singular present biergt, past participle gebiergt, auxiliary verb hunn)
- (intransitive) to act as a guarantor
Conjugation edit
Regular | ||
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infinitive | biergen | |
participle | gebiergt | |
auxiliary | hunn | |
present indicative |
imperative | |
1st singular | biergen | — |
2nd singular | biergs | bierg |
3rd singular | biergt | — |
1st plural | biergen | — |
2nd plural | biergt | biergt |
3rd plural | biergen | — |
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel. |